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How Ordinary People Became America’s First Paramedics

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Published: November 6, 2022 by RHJ Producer

In 1966, Americans were more likely to die from a car crash than soldiers in the Vietnam War. Most people needing emergency assistance were carried to the hospital in the back of a police car. In his new book, Kevin Hazzard uncovers how our modern-day paramedics came to be.


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  • Kevin Hazzard, paramedic, author of American Sirens: The Incredible Story of The Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics

Links for more info:

  • Kevin Hazzard
  • @goes_by_hazzard / Twitter
Program #: 22-45Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Consumerism| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Health Care| History| Paramedics| Patient Care and Safety| Police| Public Health| Race| Vulnerable PopulationsGuests: Adam Paulin| Kim SawyerPublications: American SirensHost: Nancy BensonProducers: Jason Dickey| Polly Hansen
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